About Us
Who We Are
At ClaimCutters, our proven, unique method to quickly cut claims can instantly boost a company's bottom line—in some cases more than doubling profits in the first year. The difference between what your company is currently doing and what we offer? Everything. Our systematic approach focuses on highly specialized, critical techniques that are almost always overlooked by insurance carriers and internal safety and risk teams. These real-world-tested methods are specifically designed to quickly cut claims with immediate, dramatic effect so the savings turn into windfall profits, with the added benefit of creating a safer, more compliant workplace environment. We also stop suspicious employee injuries in their tracks—before they turn into expensive claims.
Established in 2015, the nimble, high-performing Team at ClaimCutters comprises experienced professionals in OSHA/DOT, workers comp, risk management, legal, medical, and claims administration who stand ready to cut your claims, so you can recapture your lost profits.
Over the last six years, we've cut OSHA workers comp claims for clients that run-the-gamut from startup ventures to some of the world's largest companies. Our work is guaranteed, and we offer flexible, customized services for each client to maximize effect, cut claims, and boost profits.
Edward LaFaso, Chief Claim Cutter
ClaimCutters was founded and is led by President & CEO Edward LaFaso, a seasoned subject matter expert in Risk Management and Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S). Edward has more than 20-years' experience running successful publicly traded entrepreneurial health and safety ventures and as a top-level big-company risk management executive.
Edward was the Sr. Director, EH&S / Risk Management, Global, for FreshDirect, New York (an Ahold Delhaize affiliate $90B), where he was the business leader with P&L responsibilities for all safety, compliance, risk policies and procedures, and claims management across system-wide operations. While there, he reduced total incidents by more than 40%, crafting and implementing a comprehensive end-to-end Loss Prevention Plan at an 800,000-square-foot, four-level manufacturing facility—the largest in New York. He cut workers comp incidents by more than 50% through unique employee health and safety training programs, risk engineering controls, and by creating an internal / external stakeholder Task Force comprising leaders, safety teams, legal counsel, medical clinics, and insurance companies. As the International Coronavirus Committee lead, he crafted the company’s award-winning CV-19 Prevention Plan, achieving a case rate among the local workforce 90% lower than the surrounding zip code. In seven months, he also increased the union-based Department of Transportation driver qualification score from zero to 100% compliance, while raising other DOT regulatory requirements to standard for thousands of CDL/drivers operating across New York City and the surrounding five states. Edward created an original employee safety observation mobile app / real-time compliance KPI dashboard that was distributed to business units worldwide to foster a “culture" of employee health & safety.
Before joining FreshDirect, Edward was Sr. Manager, EH&S / Risk Management, U.S., for GateGroup, Reston, Va. ($6B), the world’s largest foodservice, airline catering, and transportation logistics firm. He led a national team of 15 EH&S, food safety, and insurance professionals in a turnaround success, including a 20% year-over-year incident rate reduction across the U.S. for three consecutive years. As the company’s National Spokesperson / Chair of the Steering Committee responsible for developing, executing, and enforcing USDA International Regulated Trash requirements, he reduced YOY violations by more than 40% in three years, and brought other key regulatory requirements to standard. Edward closely partnered with legal and top-level executive leadership to create and execute the company’s first violation warning / response system and directly interacted with federal regulators. He directed and successfully closed both a 4-month OSHA and 6-month FDA investigation with zero findings, penalties, or fines. Edward traveled the U.S., conducting unannounced DOT transportation / NSF food quality gap analyses at operating units and worked with local leaders toward sustained audit-ready vigilance.
Previously, Edward was President & CEO of Full Body Scanning, San Diego, Calif., a publicly traded national chain of advanced diagnostic imaging centers. Prior to this, he was Director of Strategy and Communications for Sutter Health, Sacramento, Calif., a leading U.S. healthcare system, and a Communications Manager with Kraft Foods in New York. He began his career as an award-winning journalist on a major daily newspaper.
Edward earned a master’s degree in Law / Political Science from Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Newark, N.J., and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Ramapo College, Mahwah, N.J.